Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 4, 2008, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced its results for the Third Quarter of 2008. A press release setting forth the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

No. Exhibit

99.1 Earnings Press Release dated November 4, 2008

The information contained herein shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.